Gevær M.38/M.41
| Gevær M.38 and M.41 | |
|---|---|
 Gevær M.41 displayed at the Fort Daidoji Army Museum | |
| Type | Semi-automatic rifle |
| Place of origin |  Dalmasca and Nabradia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1938-1955 |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Second Europan War The Northern Corridor Wars War of Lorican Aggression |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Leá Monde Arsenals |
| Designed | 1937 |
| Produced | 1938-1951 |
| No. built | 950,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | M.38: 4.9 kg (11 lb) M.41: 4.4 kg (9.7 lb) |
| Length | M.38: 1,140 mm (45 in) M.41:1,115 mm (43.9 in) |
| Barrel length | 550 mm (21.7 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.92x57mm Meuser |
| Action | Gas-operated short-stroke piston, flapper locking |
| Muzzle velocity | 746–776 m/s (2,448–2,546 ft/s)<ref> |
| Effective firing range | 500 m, 800 m with scope |
| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine or 5-round stripper clips |
| Sights | Iron sights, DF 43 optical crosshair sight |
The Gevær M.38 and M.41 were a series of a 7.92x57mm Meuser caliber semi-automatic rifle developed by Dalmasca and Nabradia during Second Europan War. Its development came in the wake of the Dalmascan loss during the 1937 Winter Campaign, when Dalmascan Army officials noted that there is a need to further improve the Dalmascan Army's doctrine. The idea of adopting a semi-automatic rifle came from then-General Nikolai Vilhelmsen.
Before the series of rifles were conceived, the Dalmascan Army were armed with the Gevær M.96, the Dalmascan version of the Estharian Meuser 1895. It served as the Dalmascan Army's standard issue since 1895. When the loss of the Dalmascans came in 1937, the Dalmascan Army Ordnance Board came with the conclusion to replace the M.96 in order to further improve the Dalmascan Army's combat efficiency. General Vilhelmsen took to the board and suggested adopting a semi-automatic rifle. They later came to two options; adopting the M1 Theimer or redesigning the unreliable Galliagewehr 35, a rifle which Dalmasca had in stock but not issued.
It later came that adopting the Theimer would be expensive and so the Dalmascan Army turned to redesigning the Galliagewehr 35. Vilhelmsen was placed as the head of the board for the adoption of a new rifle. As such, the new rifle had to surpass the poor performance and unreliability that plagued the Gallian rifle. In September 1937, the redesigned 35 came into trials. The improved design subsequently impressed Army Officials, after it found that it didn't suffer any jams. The rifle had a dust cover as an attachable accessory to inhibit the growth of dirt and dust in the rifle. It was subsequently adopted in November of the same year. It first saw action with the Dalmscan Legion in Erebonia in early 1939 and it was found that the rifle had vastly improved Dalmasca's infantry capabilities. The rifle was subsequently redesigned and the new model came as the M.41 and was issued from 1941 onwards. It was subsequently replaced by the RG LAG in 1955. The rifle, however, continues to see service as a ceremonial rifle and by use with the Nabradian Militia Force.
